Colorado § 19-7-202 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-7-202 — Legislative declaration

Colorado·Title 19 Children's·Art. Youth in Foster Care

(1)The general assembly finds and declares that it is beneficial for a youth placed in foster care to be able to continue relationships with the youth's siblings, regardless of age, so that siblings may share their strengths and association in their everyday and often common experiences.

(2)The general assembly further finds and declares that it is the responsibility of all adults involved in a youth's life, including but not limited to county departments, parents, foster parents, guardians ad litem, counsel for youth, court-appointed special advocates, next of kin, treatment providers, and others, to seek opportunities to foster those sibling relationships to promote continuity and help to sustain family relationships.

(3)Because the number of family foster homes in Colorado

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(1) The general assembly finds and
declares that it is beneficial for a youth placed in foster care to be able to continue
relationships with the youth's siblings, regardless of age, so that siblings may share
their strengths and association in their everyday and often common experiences.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is the
responsibility of all adults involved in a youth's life, including but not limited to
county departments, parents, foster parents, guardians ad litem, counsel for youth,
court-appointed special advocates, next of kin, treatment providers, and others, to
seek opportunities to foster those sibling relationships to promote continuity and
help to sustain family relationships.

(3) Because the number of family foster homes in Colorado is often
insufficient to meet the needs of youth, including sibling groups, it is, therefore,
Colorado's goal to continue to recruit foster families and build resources sufficient
to meet this need.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 19-1288), ch. 216, p. 2234, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2022: (2) amended, (HB 22-1038), ch. 92, p. 444, � 32, effective January 9, 2023.